Former Presidents Act. (3 U.S.C. § 102 note) (a) Each former President shall be entitled for the remainder of his life to receive from the United States a monetary allowance at a rate per annum, payable monthly by the Secretary of the Treasury, which is equal to the annual rate of basic pay, as in effect from time to time, of the head of an executive department, as defined in section 101 of title 5, United States Code [section 101 of Title 5].
However, such allowance shall not be paid for any period during which such former President holds an appointive or elective office or position in or under the Federal Government or the government of the District of Columbia to which is attached a rate of pay other than a nominal rate. (b) The Administrator of General Services shall, without regard to the civil-service and classification laws, provide for each former President an office staff.
(d) [Repealed. Pub. . (1) commences on the day after the former President dies; (A) dies; or. U.S. Senate. The House Explained. What is a Representative?
Also referred to as a congressman or congresswoman, each representative is elected to a two-year term serving the people of a specific congressional district. Among other duties, representatives introduce bills and resolutions, offer amendments and serve on committees. The number of representatives with full voting rights is 435, a number set by Public Law 62-5 on August 8, 1911, and in effect since 1913. The number of representatives per state is proportionate to population. Article 1, Section 2 of the Constitution provides for both the minimum and maximum sizes for the House of Representatives. To be elected, a representative must be at least 25 years old, a United States citizen for at least seven years and an inhabitant of the state he or she represents. Go to the Clerk’s site for more information about representatives.
Find Your Representative Enter your ZIP code in the banner of this page to find the representative for your congressional district. Cabinet of the United States. The Obama Cabinet (as of July 26, 2012) All Cabinet members are nominated by the President and then presented to the Senate for confirmation or rejection by a simple majority.
If they are approved, they are sworn in and then begin their duties. Aside from the Attorney General, and the Postmaster General when it was a Cabinet office, they all receive the title of Secretary. Members of the Cabinet serve at the pleasure of the President, which means that the President may dismiss them or reappoint them (to other posts) at will. In federal law and the Constitution[edit] President Gerald R. President Jimmy Carter's cabinet meeting (February 13, 1978) President Reagan and his cabinet (September 11, 1986) President George H. The Bush Cabinet (February 2008). "The principal officers in each of the executive departments" are mentioned in Article II, Section 2, Clause 1 of the Constitution. Salary[edit] Quick Answers - Candidate. This page provides answers to frequently asked questions.
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